Mohave County miner., 1887-08-13
n /t516aave County Fruit.

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For every one hundred people who viz
il aiohaye county probably ninety.nine
go away without the least idea OF our
capabilities and possibilities for raising
irDt. We state positively, and are pre-.
pared to prove at any and all times that
MohaYe county can raise, and does raise,
az fine fruit az can be produced any
where. II anyone doubts our assertion
We shall take pleasure in escortipg them
to the Beal Springs ranch, where each
and every oue OF our assertions may be
verified.
The Beai Springs ranch was formerly
an old military post, and in early times
was one OF the most important in North
ern Arizona. At present the property is
owned by 4. +. Simonds, who is wei!
known throughout this part OF the Terri
tory as one OF our oldest and best citizens.
Assisted by his able foreman, Charley
Atwood, Mr.. Simonds has made out OF
the Beal Springs property a vcri;able
oasis in the desert and one OF the best
paying properties in the Territory.
On Tuesday last at the invitation OF Mr..
Simonds wide awake representative OF
the MINER accepted seat in his buck.
board and visited the rIn2h, distant u
| little less than two miles from Kingman
On arriving at Beal Springs onr reporter
! found himself in veritablc paradise OF
fruit AID vegetables. In about three
years Mr.. Simonds has produced as iinf'
an orchard as there is in the Territory
Her" may be found every kind OF fruit
| known TO man or woman. Peaches, apri-
cots, nectarines, cherries, plums, pears,
apples and igs grow in profusion and the
trees are literally loalel down with 'ruit,
while Craps, watcrmelUns, cantelopes,
nutmeg and other melons grow every"
where. Every kind OF vegetable known
TO science grows here nearly all the year
round, frost heing almost unknown.
After filling himself full Of fruit our re-
porter, lett the ranch generously loaded
down with samples OF what Mohaye
comfy can raise in the fruit line. SO eX'
ceedingly generous Was Mr.. Smonds in
this matter that the editor felt compelled
to invite few OF his friends TO participate
in regular "fruit FEAST" and Oh Tuesday
evening last the following PERSONA ar
sc:nbled at the e'iitor s no Ise ani partOos
of supper composed entirely o( fruit
raisr.l IN Mol ave county. Siy3 J. J.,
StubJs, Assistant Superintendent q:
! Wells, Fargo ~ Co, Supervisor Nelson.
and Aiessr3. Coon, Taggar, Midd!et0;,
and Will Watkins. The first course con-
sisted of fresh, white figs raised iron,
trees less than three years Old; the u"xt
OF watermelon The watermelon kindly
provided by Mr.. simonds for this Occa-
sion weighed over forty pounds and waE
about two and half feet long. Eight
people with distinguished appetites at
tackled this watermelon and there was
some LETT whe they sot through although
the editors better hall did her best.
The next course consisted ol peaches,
born and raised at Beal Springs, Ct
several different varieties, four Of which
wO1!d make a pound on an average.
We are actually ashamed 10 say how
many Well, Fargo d Co, s representative
and supervisor Nelson slowed away under
their vests. The final course consisted O
grapes. Black HamburgE, Muscat Of Al
cxandria, Sweet water, Zinfandel and
, Mission comprised the variety, and il
? was really astonishing to see how many
, grapes some people who could not cal
another peach or another bite OF water
melon could stow away. In the matter
Of cp4pes tho editors vile distinguished
herself as ugual.
Now, auy one who says that iruit, OF al
large size and fine flavor as can be raised
anywhere, cannot be raised in Mohavt
county has got large sized fight on their
hands. In other words they have got tt
lick seven men and one woman individu
ally and collectively, and then get away
! with Mr.. Simonds afterwards.
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